Over years experience using pick, uv, sb, sb+ I believe that this is the best and most controlled way.
Jim Garratt CTI Logistics Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Johnson > Sent: Thursday, 5 January 2006 1:22 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] DCOUNT > > > I'm finding that I'm doing a lot of programming for the processing through > multi-valued attributes. > > I'm wondering if the method I'm using is the best way to > determine the last > element. > > LAST=DCOUNT(REC<15>,@VM) > FOR I=1 TO LAST > (process something) > NEXT I > > There was a REMOVE thread a few months ago and I use that when I > expect that > the number of elements could test the patience of the EXTRACTs. > REMOVE doesn't > give you the MV counter for the associated fields by itself. You have to > manage separately and hope to keep in sync. That's more code. > > I know that in VB certain object array variables (a list box for > example) has > a property for the number of elements. Is there anything in MV > that I'm not > aware of for determining the last multi-value that's easier to > type than the > DCOUNT expression. I'm looking at reducing my keystrokes. > > Thanks in advance. > Mark Johnson > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
